Scorpio Tankers – The Highest Valued Tanker Company!
Scorpio Tankers becomes the Highest Valued Tanker operator in the market and a infographic representation is attached from the reports. Scorpio Tankers, a Monaco-based company leads the list with 78 tankers, boasting a fleet worth...
Migrants from Libya Die of Asphyxiation in a Boat
On Wednesday Italian Coast Guard in its rescue operation (one of 10 such missions) in the waters off Libya found about 50 bodies in the hold of yet another boat carrying migrants. The cause...
India: Alimony Denied To A Woman ‘Living In Adultery’
Madras high court, in southern India, recently ruled that a woman divorced for being adulterous could not claim maintenance from her ex-husband.Case Highlights:March 2010: Family Court grants an "ex-parte" divorce on the ground...
Petrobras Depot Explosion Kills Two
Accident
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Fire due to explosion.Date
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26th August 2015, around 10:00 hrs.Location
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Petrobras depot in Brazil.Casualties
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Two dead.Workers were engaged in a planned maintenance job of the fuel heating unit at Petrobras Depot when a fire broke out following a...
Unlicensed Bunker Supplier Fined
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has an approved list of 59 licensed bunker suppliers in its ports. They handle about 42.4 million metric tons of bunkers annually.
The MPA recently uncovered illegal operations...
Hong Kong: Maisie Cheng Appointed As Director Of Marine Department
Michael Wong assumed the post as Director of Marine on February 27, 2014. Now barely 18 months after his taking the post, he is stepping down to assume the post of Permanent Secretary for...
Unique Shipping KPI System For Performance Measurement
BIMCO’s Shipping KPI System is a useful and essential tool for performance measurement that allows ship owners and operators to compare their ship’s efficiency against the performance of industry and sector averages.
It’s based...
India Plans For A Better Maritime Future
India is focussing to plot its maritime future with special importance being given to the development of inland waterways, its coastal ports and shipbuilding centers.
The 16th meeting of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) took...
A Joint Initiative To Curb SE Asian Pirates
As Somalia calms down, the Straits of Malacca and Singapore has seen a drastic increase in piracy and armed robbery. Malaysian and Indonesian navies have reacted to the rising threats caused by robbers and...
Radio Holland Endeavors In The Maintenance Of Thome’s Tankers
Radio Holland, based in Singapore specialises in Navigation and communication, IT systems and AV entertainment. It is a part of Imtech Marine, a company that is well known for providing maritime solutions for Navigation,...